name
Meaning 1
Alternative form of the Báb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
bab
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/bæb/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -æb
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CMU ARPABET: B AE1 B Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Synonym of Set (“Egyptian god”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Set
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A baby.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal
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noun
Meaning 4
A bait for eels, consisting of a bundle of live worms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: East-Anglia
Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 5
Initialism of blame avoidance behavior
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: human-sciences, political-science, psychology, sciences, social-sciences
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verb
Meaning 6
To fish for eels using a bab.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: East-Anglia, intransitive
Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
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History
Etymology
Clipping of babby (“baby”).